Sentence improvement (concession vs. contrast): replace faulty “despite of …” with a correct concessive clause Original sentence: "They continued to work in the field despite of the heavy rains." Select the best correction.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aeven though there is heavy rain
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Balthough heavily rains
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Cin spite the heavy rains
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Deven though it rained heavily
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: even though it rained heavily
Explanation
ConceptDespite is used without “of”: “despite the heavy rain(s)”. Alternatively, use a concessive clause with even though + finite clause.
Option analysiseven though it rained heavily — correct concessive clause with past tense matching “continued.” ✅even though there is heavy rain — present tense mismatch.although heavily rains — ungrammatical; adverb + plural verb without subject.in spite the heavy rains — missing “of” after in spite.
Final AnswerThey continued to work in the field even though it rained heavily.